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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/QE6DQCEKISPRX3XVYTW4ROYBMRQVAXS3/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "QE6DQCEKISPRX3XVYTW4ROYBMRQVAXS3", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/L2RQ37XF6J3F542URPAHHUIXERQT6BFB/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "faunt (a) panix.com", "mailman_id": "fea5a111bdd14188b4f0e2ebfecfadc9", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/fea5a111bdd14188b4f0e2ebfecfadc9/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604", "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: K5D an embarrassment / poor operating procedure.", "date": "2009-02-24T19:38:03Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/OU4RIAZHPTG2KBLM3A5XKOKRWPKSLZUL/?format=api", "children": [ "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/S4Q4ADQWY2CPNAERNU3ZXDAWO66PFRAU/?format=api" ], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "The NATO/ITU phonetics aren't perfect. The \"DXer's\" phonetics (mostly\nplace names) are a reasonable alternative, but only the two sets\nshould be used. When I'm working 'phone, when I've got it together, I\ntry to repeat back using the other set. And I hate Kilowatt, too- I\nalways hear that as \"KW\".\n\n73, doug\n\n Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:21:47 -0600\n From: Sean Cavanaugh <[email protected]>\n\n Darin Cowan wrote:\n > W9VNE said:\n >>> Unfortunately the operation of AO 51 is a large embarrassment. I \n >>> have never in 56 years of operating ever seen demonstrated such \n >>> poor operating procedures.\n > \n > I'd be happy if people would just use the proper phonetic alphabet. So many\n > logs have been messed up by \"kilowatt\" which is KW to me, as opposed to the\n > correct \"kilo\" and the other bizarre appellations of letters. And it's not\n > just on satellites that this is a problem. When I hear something like\n > \"Kilowatt Capacitor Eight United Airlines\" (made up example, if you are\n > KC8UAL, I'm not picking on you or accusing you) I can pretty much guarantee\n > it won't end up correct in the logs. That makes it a non-QSO and a waste of\n > time for both ends.\n > \n > Combine proper phonetic use with \"listen before transmitting\" and 90% or\n > better of the issues we see would go away.\n\n I am often guilty of not using the correct phonetics, but I do have a \n reason. 95% of the time, if the other station has marginal reception, \n they come back as VE5, not VA5. I think it's just the other ops' brain \n filling in the blanks with what they expect to hear, so I will correct \n as \"Victor America 5\" and it usually seems to solve that problem. I do \n try to stick with the ITU phonetics 99% of the time though.\n", "attachments": [] }